1. 5. The American Revolution
These are the actually years of the war. But, in order to understand everything that led up to the war we must focus on events that happened before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775

2. Part 1: Road to War

3. The Defeat of the French
In the French and Indian War largely ended their influence in the Americas.
After the war, the British attempted to make the colonies pay their fair share for the war effort.

4. Parliament Acts
Parliamentary efforts during this era results in various taxes and duties on the colonies resulting in great unrest in the colonies.

5. The Growing Tensions Proclamation of 1763 Currency Act (1764)
Sugar Act (1764)
Stamp Act (1765)
Townshend Acts (1767)
The Quartering Act
The Declaratory Act

6. Individuals Cry Out Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Samuel Adams
John Adams
Thomas Paine

7. Colonists Unite Paxton Boys Committees of Correspondence
Sons of Liberty
Stamp Act Congress

8. Violence Erupts Boston Massacre (1770) Boston Tea Party (1773)
Boston will become center of opposition

9. Following the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts (1774) closed the port of Boston and curtailed freedom of speech in Massachusetts.
Many were outraged.

10. First Continental Congress (1774)
Passed a resolution that stated the colonies would resist measures that taxed them without their consent.
Individual colonies should start to raise and train state militias.

11. Part 2: Revolution

12. Lexington and Concord
1775
First armed resistance to the British Army

13. 2nd Continental Congress
Began to prepare colonies for war
Olive Branch Petition tried to accommodate colonial interests with the Crown

14. The Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Discussion of beliefs
Grievances
Separation
Read to class with as much drama as you can muster.

15. Locke’s Two Treatises of Government
Natural or inalienable rights.
Rights of life, liberty and property
Free men formed contracts with society.

16. Thomas Paine: Common Sense
Argued for independence
Read throughout the colonies

17. Loyalists Many colonists remained loyal to the king
Many were members of the economic elite

18. Minorities During War
African Americans and Women played a large part

19. George Washington
Defensive tactics as leader of the Continental forces proved decisive, since a longer war was disadvantageous to the British.

20. Battle of Saratoga
American victory convinces France to assist the colonies.
Proves to be invaluable.
French Navy proved to be especially critical as the war progressed.

21. When the British decided to quit
The War Ends
When the British decided to quit
At the Battle of Yorktown
Self Explanatory

22. Treaty of Paris, 1783 British recognize United States
Gain territory west of Appalachia
Provisions of the treaty